<LI> Meteors again - 12/13 Tried out lunar imaging set-up- decided on C8 instead of the C5. ( better light gathering power)
<LI> 12/14 12/15 Attempted C8 dark-side lunar video recording for possible Geminids (none seen due to clouds?). Went out after 11pm and observed 7 fairly bright Geminids in two hours LM 3.0 plus sky. High-lite of the bunch is a unusual bright and slow blue 'point' Geminid! Will try again tonite..
<LI> 12/15-12/16 Despite better than last nite LM, not even one meteor was seen. ( May be I blinked on the wrong time or what?). Sky is unusually clear with LM5.0+. Did a little dark side moon video recording. - No bright 'flare' seen.
<LI> 12/16 - Did not observe. My old neighbour drop in and according to her, the family have a good view of 'many many' meteors early AM on 12/15 while waiting to see the sun-rise. she did not realise it was Geminids and thought it is usual to see that many meteors.  Damned! I stop observing 1:00am this same night. Sound like a rate of 10 per hour! - What a luck!
<LI)12/22 - Poor weather wreak my plan for a record of the full lunar disk.
<LI> 12/24 Xmas Eve. Cloudy sky for a few straight days/night. Even the sun is playing 'peep-ka-boo' with me. If you happen to look at the sun(through Solar Filter!) you will find a interesting linear string of five sunspots consistings. A bad case of 'mumps' keep me 'in bed' for a solid week.
<LI> 12/25 - Iridiums pair predicted in early AM. Will the weather hold? As it turned out (as expected) clouded over.
<LI> 12/26/99 - A southbound bright yellowish-green fireball (outshined Canopus nearby ) was sighted around 11:03pm. Elevations is ~ 25 degree, bearing S, travelled ~15 degree (4 o'clock position) Some yellowish-sparks were seen at terminal burst. Sky hazy with LM 2.0+ ( seems to originate from Pup)
<LI> 12/28-29 Return of clear sky after midnite. Old friends early AM - Southern Cross and the pointer. Good sweeping with a pair of 10x50s or 7x50s binocular. Moon in zenith 6:30AM.
<LI> 12/30 Early AM - clear in the South/East. Ursa Major with tail at 3 O'clock direction. If follow the curve of the 'tail' U can find orange-yellow Arcturus - Bootes main star. On coming Jan 4 early morning Quadrantids peak.